Members Paul Raven Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thank you Please register in order to view this content I remember a news clipping of NBC trumpeting that Mel & Ethel had been signed to an exclusive contract by the network and would be working on one of their soaps. They never headwrote again, I don't think - but did work on writing staffs of other soaps over the years. I get the impression that they followed through on a lot of Marland's outlines as there weren't many radical changes in their tenure. Here's another bit of nostalgia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 Did they fire David Michael Elliott, or did he choose to leave? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 He had won the role of the mayor's son in Jaws 2, and is still based in LA today. I would guess it was his decision to leave the show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 That's a shame (although I certainly understand leaving for the movie gig). I enjoyed watching Elliott, who seemed refreshingly natural and real as teenaged Billy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 Agreed. The timing left much to be desired, as he left just as Billy would be part of his biggest story to date. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 So has there been any noticeable changes with the change of head-writer? The changes were obvious when it went from the Pollacks to Cenderella to Depriest to Marland... so just curious if there was a noticeable change with these new writers? I think in a few months time, Grover will take over.. and from what I read.. she made an effort to write a good show.. but was in over her head... we shall see if my impression of her will hold true. I honestly assumed that Depriest would be lousy on this show and she was well above average.. and I assumed Marland would tighten up the show (since he wrote some strong hospital content on ATWT and GH)... and he was lousy on this show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 Grover was awful too, IMHO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robbwolff Posted March 22, 2019 Members Share Posted March 22, 2019 Most people on the soap boards are saying they don't see a noticeable difference, largely because the same dialogue writers are in place. The Brezes' writing credit is different from previous head writers. They're billed as "Story by Mel and Ethel Brez." If I remember correctly, Mel was one of three co-head writers on ATWT in the 90s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted March 23, 2019 Members Share Posted March 23, 2019 The Brezes were also on the writing staff of OLTL in the mid-80s. On the staff with them at one point was TD's final headwriter, Barbara Morgenroth (who is a novelist now). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Musical Soap Lady Posted March 23, 2019 Members Share Posted March 23, 2019 Hi - I'm interested in these posts; I played Lynn Nelson on "Love of Life," under my prior name of Andrea Martin, and since had changed my name to Amanda Trees due to another actress in the media with the same name! (I was advised to choose to be known under a different name, and kept my middle name of Christine the same.) I played the half sister of Sandy Porter, played by Bonnie Bedelia. Tammy Porter was the real mother I had searched high and low for, as she had to give me up at birth due to no way to support me and still follow her dreams of being in theater. Lynn, a runaway teen searching valiantly for her mom, finally did find her - only to realize so many trials and tribulations in trying to work out a whole new relationship with her. Vanessa Sterling stepped in and had me move into her home, thinking she could guide me into settling into life with a family. Anyhow, over a period of time I noticed a few anthologies were written about soap opera history, and for some odd reason, my character was left out. I was very active in the plot lines, and had many stories that were written involving all the other characters, so I'm just saying "hello" now, thinking to weave back together some of the tapestries of my life with you guys. I'm doing music now, piano and writing, and singing. My website is amandatreesmusic.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 24, 2019 Members Share Posted March 24, 2019 Welcome! It's nice to hear from someone who starred on the show. I wish material from that era was available. Synopses/summaries leave so much out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jam6242 Posted March 24, 2019 Members Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) Hi @Musical Soap Lady. I found this on newspapers.com, from The Detroit Free Press. Some folks in the Love of Life thread might remember you. I didn’t start watching LoL until the 70s, unfortunately. Would love to hear your remembrances. Please register in order to view this content Edited March 24, 2019 by jam6242 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted March 24, 2019 Members Share Posted March 24, 2019 Welcome @Musical Soap Lady! I would love to hear about your years on LOL. Did you do any other soap roles? Were you Barbara Harper on The Doctors in 1968? What years were you on LOL? I have you credited in 1965, but information about LOL is spotty. (Cancelled Soaps Cast Lists and Character Guides Thread page 57). Looking forward to hearing your stories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted March 24, 2019 Members Share Posted March 24, 2019 How nice of you to post. As you might have gathered, there are a few of us who appreciate the lost history of soaps. Anything you can recall about your time would be most appreciated. Yes, all the storyline you detailed has never been mentioned in histories of the show, so anything else you can add would be most welcome. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted March 30, 2019 Members Share Posted March 30, 2019 Can anyone provide some insight as to what is going on with Tom? Seeing as there's been a gap in episode uploads, I am confused about the shift in his character. He was a sweetheart one second and now he's belligerent. Is he suffering from postpartum or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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